ULM to host UL System Academic Summit April 12-13 | ULM Forum 04-05-2013
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| Tisdell |
April 12-13 the University of Louisiana at Monroe will host the University of Louisiana System Academic Summit. Faculty, students and staff of all nine UL-System institutions will be on the ULM campus to discuss service learning and undergraduate research.
The second annual University of Louisiana System Academic Summit will be held on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, 2013 on the campus of University of Louisiana at Monroe.
The two-day event will include an entire day focused on service-learning, a performance art showcase, a visual art exhibition and reception, and a second day focused on undergraduate research.
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| Sandmann |
Friday's focus on service-learning will feature keynote speaker Dr. Lorilee Sandmann from the University of Georgia. Friday's focus on service-learning will feature keynote speaker Dr. Lorilee Sandmann from the University of Georgia.
Sandmann will share her national research on recipients of the Carnegie Foundation's Community Engagement Classification.
Thirty-eight service-learning presenters will showcase community impact projects in diverse areas such as disaster planning, urban planning, gerontology, chemistry, fundraising, marketing, foreign languages, and history.
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| Findley |
Saturday's focus on undergraduate research will feature presentations by 119 students, a keynote presentation by ULM faculty member Dr. Ann Findley, and a faculty development session by Dr. Iain Crawford from the University of Delaware.
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| Crawford |
Crawford chairs the Arts and Humanities Division of the national Council on Undergraduate Research and will talk about how to expand undergraduate research beyond the sciences.
Jackie Tisdell, Director of Communications for the University of Louisiana System, knows this will be the best Academic Summit to date.
Attendees must register online and pay registration fees here
Air Date:
Fri, 04/05/2013